Clarion High School - Lasso Yearbook (Clarion, IA)

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Mary Cruikshank, English and German, Miss Lura C. Eldridge, '99, Latin and English, and Miss Margaret Bowes, music and geometry. During these years many changes have occurred both in curriculum and equipment. During Mr. Fellows' superin- tenclency the athletic element was enthusiastically developed and aroused much interest and High School spirit. During the past two years, under Mr. Blakely, a strong department of Manual Training has been estahlished. Thus we have hastily traced the development of the Clar- ion High School through its career of twenty-five years, show- ing its growth from a common country school to a fully ac- credited High School ranking high among the High Schools of Iowa. May its future be even brighter than its past has been! 5 I sl fs ip ' it ,. , A' 4 HY? .577 1I.!J.u-4 .7 5 Eu ,ip 3 --hifi Z W it 'W 3 iii,-E 521 5 4 151? ,I -1' 'zf 'AlfT L'f 151 2 ?'+f1 Q ,f I I 1 N f f S E R ssegi 7 QJ' af :s?f?'3e l-211 - f 1- -if' Y -:zf :'55?E5:EFr ,Ar .mfr '--,W ,,,,, ' V V . - sl -s -- -ff f f CLARION'S FIRST SCHOCL BUILDING

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fav ,L rl , ,. M and O. P. Morton served as principals. The janitor at this 3 time received the princely sum of 33.75 per month. if P In 1885 a new building was erected. It was a four roomed brick structure, situated in the middle of the block facing the south and it has served as a neucleus about which the present building has grown. The two north rooms were added in the summer of '91 and the last addition, consisting of six new rooms on the south, in the summer of '98, when the entire school building was generally remodeled. ' In this neuclens Professor G. T. Eldridge administered the rod to many of our fathers and mothers' for six years. Under him the first class was graduated in 1889. Those who started the list of renowned alumni were Hon. J. D. Denison, Mrs. Florence Gates Morris, and Miss Ava Curry. Mr. Eldridge was succeeded by Professor J. R. McCallum with Mrs. Burt Harwood, nee Ella YVells, as assistant. ' Three years later Professor G. Sabin, with the same assistant, zealously wielded the birch. Professor S. T. May followed, assisted first by Miss WVeldy, then by Miss Phillips, then in the present building by Miss Annette Anderson and Miss Ethel Randall, later by Mis Ball and Miss Davis. Then came Mr. E. W. Fellows, with Miss Davis and Miss Browne as assistants. Later, when a department of English was added, Miss Burns was elected to fill the new position. Before going further we must say something of this most eventful year in the dearold C. H. S., for it was during this year the mighty 'O8's entered High School and thus began what has turned out to be a most energetic and ambitious class. We do not know whether this event was the cause or not, but that year three of the faculty resigned and the next year we had as our superintendent, Mr. W. H. Blakely, as principal, Miss N. V..Maughlin, and as assistants, Miss Ruth Browne, Latin, Miss Mary Cruikshank, English. 1907 finds the following corps of teachers: W. H. Blakely, Superintendentg Miss Maughlin, Principalg Miss E Q.- .a 11 K, 'Y I 'xx . Q i so ff'

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COURSE OF STUDY LATIN COURSE SCIENTIFIC COURSE First Sem. Second Sem. First Sem. i Second Sem. NINTH GRADE English English - English English Algebra Algebra Algebra Algebra Latin Latin German German TENTH GRADE English English English English Algebra Bookkeeping Algebra Bookkeeping Latin Latin German German Ancient Hist. Modern Hist. Ancient Hist. Modern I-Iist. ELEVENTH GRADE English English English English Geometry Geometry Geometry Geometry Latin Latin Zoology Physiology English Hist. American Hist. English Hist. American Hist. TWELFTH GRADE I English English English English Latin Latin Geometry Advanced Arith. Physics Physics Physics Physics Civics Economics Civics Economics BOARD OF EDUCATION J. H. Ramsay, President M. F. Birdsall, Secretary 4 L. P. Davis, Treasurer G. T. Eldridge O. W. VVhaley J. VV. Garth J. I-I. Linebarger